Member

I thank the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, and her colleague the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, for their good humour and willingness to engage at all times. Their levels of engagement, and the engagement from the Bill team, helped us fashion this Bill. I also thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, and their Back-Bench colleagues for their important and expert contributions. I thank Cross-Benchers, who made a very important contribution, and I thank those from the Green Party. I thank them particularly for their willingness to contribute their expertise and collaborate on a cross-party basis—something that has so often been a feature of mental health legislation. Special thanks go to my noble friends Lord Scriven, Lady Barker and Lady Parminter, and I say a very big thank you to Adam Bull, our legislative support officer, who has supported us so ably.